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James Hilgendorf

January 3, 2016

James Hilgendorf (http://www.jameshilgendorf.org) is a filmmaker, speaker, and the author of ten non-fiction books. He and his wife Elizabeth have been practicing Buddhism for forty-three years with the Soka Gakkai International (http://www.sgi.org). He will discuss:

Arnold Toynbee – State of the world. Where are we heading three thousand years from now?
Physics: The shift from classical to quantum. Holograms. You are the Center.
Death. Leo Tolstoy, and the Light at the End of the Tunnel.
Happiness: Relative and absolute. Not what you’d expect. Love of fate. There are no negatives.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-01-03): Life, Death, & The World (with a little Happiness thrown in) – James Hilgendorf from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Arthur Jackson

December 27, 2015

Presenter Arthur Jackson, current president of HCSV, has been an active Humanist since discovering the American Humanist Association in 1962. He has spent the bulk of his life working to convince Humanists that religion (from a naturalistic perspective) is almost the opposite of what Atheists and Christians think it is. In this talk he draws from his book, “How to Live the Good Life: A User’s Guide for Modern Humans,” to clarify how science works and how the future of humanity depends on bringing religion into the domain of science.Watch Full Movie Online Streaming Online and Download

 
 

Humanist Community Forum (2015-12-27): Astrology…Alchemy…Religion: Science Marches On! (Arthur Jackson) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Dr. Michelle Chappel

December 13, 2015

In today’s increasingly fast-paced world we are constantly searching for the next great innovative idea. This talk explores how “the synergy effect” can help us find it by combining concepts and insights across two or more domains to produce a creativity sweet spot that is greater than the sum of its parts. We will discuss how this fertile overlap of areas spawns fresh thinking, original products and services, and the creation of new fields. We will review why multidisciplinary teams solve problems and generate breakthrough ideas more often than homogeneous groups, and why individuals with skills in different fields are more creative than specialists. You will learn how to think across boundaries and find your own personal synergy effect. Dr. Michelle Chappel will discuss (see www.michellechappel.com).

 

Humanist Community Forum (2015-12-13): Instant Innovation Through “The Synergy Effect” (Dr. Michelle Chappel) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Susan Cabrera

December 6, 2015Watch Full Movie Online Streaming Online and Download

Whether or not you participate in the end of year holidays, they affect everyone–the hustle, bustle, and sometimes the overloaded frenzy of the season can be unsettling. In this talk, author and lecturer Susan Cabrera will teach ways to reduce stress during this period. She will include poetry recitations from her book Life in the Fast Lane and will be available to sign books. Susan has her masters degree in Counseling Psychology with emphasis in behavior modification from Stanford (where she has also been a counselor and clinical researcher). She is currently an executive management consultant for county governments.